royal procalmation- As we defeated the french in the war of french and indaian war, we signed something saying we got all that land. The british didnt think the colonist worked hard enough to settle in that land so they sent reinfocement to make sure we dont.
stamp act- from the french and indian war the birtish spent so much money on us sending supplies, food, money, weaponds, ect. So the king ordered to pass a law saying to tax on everyday stuff to pay off the debt.
boston massacure- so the british sent enforcement after the proclamation, acts were set to help pay debt for the war. boston was the spot for rebels and higher taxes. The boston people started to get mad and throw snow balls at the british guards and it ended up wit gun shots. 11 people dead or injured, one black person.
boston tea party- 1760 british didnt recieved the sum of money from taxes they wanted for example. A british ship went to road island and people boarded it and burnt it to the water. Also 17 million pounds of tea came to the boston harbor, know as boston tea party, 150 people wearing indian masks dumped all the tea over.
indeleable acts- these acts were to punish boston for what they have done to the british. people went to british for trail if they dont the death sentence. the port was closed untill the tea was paid for.
1st court of congress- held in phily because they thought it would be taking over in boston. paul rever got a bunch of the top rich rellion people to go there. these people were called sons of liberty. they stood up for what they thoaught was right because a group is better than one person aganist bristish.
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